The Austin County Sheriff's Office, along with the Bellville
Police Department, the Sealy Police Department, and the Constables of Pct. 2 and
3, have formed a Special Response Team which respond to high risk situations
involving threat to human life. This trained group of officers respond to
the following high-risk situations including, but not limited to: barricaded
persons, high-risk arrest, high-risk searches, hostage situations, search and
rescue, drug search warrants, threatened suicide intervention and terrorist threats.

The Austin County Special Response Team consist of Team
Commanders, Team Leaders, Sniper squad, Breach Team, Hostage Negotiations,
Assault Team, gas Team and Special Support / Medical. All officers receive
training in swat tactics, negotiations, team deployment and operations,
firearms, chemical weapons and tactics involving high-risk operations.